The Department of Education says Wickham Primary School in Western Australia's Pilbara region will get whatever support it needs after parents kept over a third of students home to draw attention to concerns about education quality....

The Prime Minister has announced he wants to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous school attendance within five years. The State Labor Member of Parliament for the Kimberley says this target is "a great big joke"....

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Hassan Nur Hussein fled Somalia as a 13 year old after being tasked for six years to look after 350 goats all day, every day. After arriving at refugee camp in Kenya and finally to Australia he has, in four short years, learned to read and write and realised his dream to go to university. Claire Brown is ...

There was a time when higher education was seen as the 'golden ticket' to a well-paid, full-time job. But two new reports show those days have come to an end. If you're leaving year 12 now, what can you do over the next few years to give yourself the best chance of getting the job you want? Jan Owen is the ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced $4.5 billion in extra funding for Catholic and independent schools. The announcement has faced backlash from the Opposition, and on Friday, the NSW Government rejected the idea. Former NSW Education Minister, and Director of the Gonski Institute ...

Universities are warning they'll be forced to slash the number of places they offer and cut on-campus services. Data obtained by the ABC has revealed the funding freeze will amount to a cut of up to 7 per cent for some universities. Hardest-hit will be some of the nation's regional universities. ...

A recent study by the has found a drop in the number of kids that feel like they belong at school, compared with 15 years ago. Indigenous students, students from a low socio-economic background and female students were also more likely to feel like they didn't belong. Researchers and teachers ...